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Morris Island

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Morris Island from directly overhead

Morris Island is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Deer Park Hill stands 165 m to the north-northwest, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Stage Island Road, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 8.4 miles off. 31 named summits stand within 25 miles.

How to reach it

Coordinates41.65877, -69.96464

Named places within 25 miles

Beaches
  • Hardings Beach: 1.1 mi
  • Forest Beach: 3.0 mi
  • Fisherman's Landing: 3.4 mi
  • Red River Beach: 4.0 mi
  • Strong Island Beach: 4.5 mi
Parks
  • Lighthouse Park: 1.2 mi
  • Kate Gould Park: 1.5 mi
  • Nickerson Park: 1.6 mi
  • Veterans' Park: 1.8 mi
  • Larsen Park: 5.3 mi
Peaks: 31
  • Watch Hill: 1.6 mi
  • Cannon Hill: 3.3 mi
  • Nauset Beach Dunes: 4.6 mi
  • Grassy Nook: 7.3 mi
  • Deer Park Hill: 7.8 mi
Museums: 27
Historic sites: 24
Attractions: 13
Rest areas: 10
  • truck pull-off: 5.8 mi
  • truck pull-off: 6.3 mi
  • truck pull-off: 6.5 mi
  • truck pull-off: 9.4 mi
  • rest area: 11.0 mi
Lighthouses: 6
Artworks: 6
Picnic sites: 2
  • Hardings Beach Picnic Area: 1.9 mi
  • Picnick Area: 7.9 mi
Gardens: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Morris Island. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Deer Park HillNNW 332°165 m7.8 mi
Signal HillWNW 295°60 m12.4 mi
Clay HillW 275°58 m20.4 mi
Black Ball HillWNW 293°45 m12.6 mi
Mill HillNNW 347°41 m8.3 mi
Green HillN 351°38 m25.0 mi
Scorton HillW 281°35 m22.6 mi
Hokum RockWNW 295°34 m12.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4418:1518:52
June solstice05:0619:3620:18
September equinox06:2818:0218:39
December solstice07:0415:2816:13

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323237455463706964554638
Precip in4.03.84.74.03.33.22.83.23.84.34.14.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chatham, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29848364

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